The national government’s decision to extend the enlisting period caused relief among many Lagunenses who had struggled to endure going through the rigors as mandated in the SIM Card Registration Act.

LEFT BEHIND? On SIM Card Registration

Deputy Minority Leader Rep. Bernadette Herrera (Bagong Henerasyon Partylist) has stood by the April 26 deadline imposed by the Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) to register all SIM cards nationwide.

Lawmaker stands by  DICT’s  no extension policy

Just when controversy have quieted down in the Philippines, the country’s largest telco company, Philippine Long Distance Telephone Inc., was jolted by class action suits against it by investors who felt gypped about the budget overrun of P48-billion between January 1, 2019 and December 19, 2022—when it was divulged to the public.

US class action suits vs. PLDT, MVP

Desk personnel of telcos assist subscribers in Quezon City Hall on April 25 

90-DAY EXTENSION

 Inter Agency Response Center (IARC) representatives attend to questions and inquiries of telco subscribers regarding the SIM registration. 

CUSTOMER SERVICE

EXTEND DEADLINE

It may take a while for investors to again trust the people running the country’s largest and oldest telecommunication company in view of its disclosure early December about some P48 billion budget overruns for the past four years. Investigators here and abroad are looking deeply into PLDT.

PLDT faces trust issues

More cell sites in San Pedro City

As more and more Lagunenses have come to depend on reliable Internet service for everyday tasks — from paying for goods and services to transacting with government agencies — the need has arisen for further improvements in the telecommunications infrastructure.


BOON OR BANE?

A 59-page petition of the National Union of Journalists and several individuals citing the SIM Card Registration Law as ‘unconstitutional as it violates the rights of SIM card users’ has been filed at the Supreme Court on April 17.

SIM Card Law is ‘unconstitutional’

When it comes to dealing with big conglomerates, the Makati government seems to be bending over backward so much that even if such companies are remiss in taxes, they get away with such violation. But not the small companies, which easily get closed for whatever reason. Why such discrimination in dealing with Smart and the MVP Group?

Smart’s Makati HQ ordered closed

Lawmaker stands by  DICT’s  no extension stand

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